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the moraga teen may never reach that rank, because he's gay. ryan recently came out to his family and friends. now his troop is refusing to sign after on his eagle award. the high school senior completed his final project just last month, the anti- bullying tolerance wall he helped create. >> this is the opportunity to participate in the making of a permanent mural that would promote that idea of tolerance and acceptance for all our students. each tile has a different message about respecting all differences. it's a very positive message to promote throughout our school. >> ryan's mother started an online petition urging the scouts not to deny her son his award. more than 120,000 people have signed it. >>> boy scouts of america released this statement, saying, he is no longer eligible for membership in scouting because of his sexual orientation, because he does not agree to the organization's principle of, quote, duty to god. >>> hundreds if not thousands of patients could be at risk of a rare meningitis injection. the culprit, tainted vials of
the moraga teen may never reach that rank, because he's gay. ryan recently came out to his family and friends. now his troop is refusing to sign after on his eagle award. the high school senior completed his final project just last month, the anti- bullying tolerance wall he helped create. >> this is the opportunity to participate in the making of a permanent mural that would promote that idea of tolerance and acceptance for all our students. each tile has a different message about...
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. >>> a moraga teen's quest to become an eagle scout is over since he told his family, friends and boy scouts that he is gay. ryan a high school senior completed his final project last month an anti-bullying wall he helped kids create at his old middle school in moraga. the troop refuses to sign off on the award. >> this is an opportunity for our students to participate in the making of a permanent mural that would promote that idea of tolerance and acceptance for all our students. each tile has a different message about respecting all differences. it's a very positive message to promote throughout our school. >> more than 120,000 people have already signed an online petition urging the scouts not to deny the boy his eagle award. boy scouts of america said, "he does not agree to scouting's principal of duty to god and does not meet scouting's membership standards on sexual orientation." >>> a new study finds free birth control can lower the number of unplanked pregnancies and abortions -- unplanned protects sis and abortions. researchers gave 9,000 women free birth control for four yea
. >>> a moraga teen's quest to become an eagle scout is over since he told his family, friends and boy scouts that he is gay. ryan a high school senior completed his final project last month an anti-bullying wall he helped kids create at his old middle school in moraga. the troop refuses to sign off on the award. >> this is an opportunity for our students to participate in the making of a permanent mural that would promote that idea of tolerance and acceptance for all our...
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it was an anti-bullying wall he helped create at his old middle school in moraga. but his troop refuses to sign off on his eagle badge. >> there was an opportunity for our students to participate in the making a permanent mural that would promote that idea of tolerance and acceptance for all our students. each tile has a different message about respecting all differences. it's a very positive message to promote. >> more than 1220,000 people have signed an online petition -- more than 120,000 people have signed an online petition to urge them not to deny the award. the boy scouts said, "he does not agree to the scouting's principal of duty to god and does not meet scouting's membership standard on sexual orientation. >>> i just learned from chp there is a new accident at the metering lights westbound toward the bay bridge westbound blocking lanes. you can see what it did to the bay bridge within a few minutes t stacked innings minutes, stacked up. slow and go until they clear the accident. towards the eastshore freeway, we are going to see traffic build as well depe
it was an anti-bullying wall he helped create at his old middle school in moraga. but his troop refuses to sign off on his eagle badge. >> there was an opportunity for our students to participate in the making a permanent mural that would promote that idea of tolerance and acceptance for all our students. each tile has a different message about respecting all differences. it's a very positive message to promote. >> more than 1220,000 people have signed an online petition -- more...
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. >>> moraga teenager says his lifetime dream to become an eagle scout is denied because he is openingly gay. ryan joined the scouts when she was six years old and worked toward the ultimate scouting honor ever since. the final project was guiding students at joaquin middle school in building a tolerance wall. a visual reminder against bullying. but his scout master refused to sign off on the project. now the community is weighing in on the controversy. >> it's hard. i can't really say it's a right or wrong. it's not a right or wrong. it's a matter of perspective. >> i hope the community is better than that. i hope the eagle scouts are better than that. >> ryan's mother has started a petition on change.org to get the boy scouts to change the stance on the issue. so far there are more than 10000 supporters that have signed. >>> happy reunion for a ten- year-old san jose girl and little dog. >> it's unbelievable. i didn't know this would happen. >> mico the dog was stolen four days ago during a burglary. he was found on wednesday in a target parking lot about 80- miles from his home. a mot
. >>> moraga teenager says his lifetime dream to become an eagle scout is denied because he is openingly gay. ryan joined the scouts when she was six years old and worked toward the ultimate scouting honor ever since. the final project was guiding students at joaquin middle school in building a tolerance wall. a visual reminder against bullying. but his scout master refused to sign off on the project. now the community is weighing in on the controversy. >> it's hard. i can't...
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a moraga teenager being turned away by one of the most well-known groups in america because he is gay. the boy scouts of america told him and his family he will not be given the honor because he recently shared his orientation with family and friends. in fact the organization released a statement saying because of anderson's sexual orientation and he did not agree to scoutings's principle of duty to god, he's no longer eligible for membership in scouting. the executive director of the national center for lesbian rights says the boy scouts are not breaking the law, but -- >> it is wrong to say that someone who is honorable, who did everything that is required to be an eagle scout, that is withheld from him simply because of his sexual orientation. they're on the wrong side of history. >> his mother started a petition on change.org hoping to get the organization to change its mind. there are more than 123,000 supporters who have already pledged support. >>> a federal investigation is under way on the cal campus this morning. this coming after a group of students filed a complaint accusi
a moraga teenager being turned away by one of the most well-known groups in america because he is gay. the boy scouts of america told him and his family he will not be given the honor because he recently shared his orientation with family and friends. in fact the organization released a statement saying because of anderson's sexual orientation and he did not agree to scoutings's principle of duty to god, he's no longer eligible for membership in scouting. the executive director of the national...
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. >>> a moraga boy says he is being denied the top honor of eagle scouts all because he is day. the boy scouts saying he will not be given that honor because he recently shared his sexual orientation with family and friends. in fact the organization releasing a statement saying, quote, because of his sexual orientation and that he did not agree to scouting's principle of duty to god, he is no longer eligible for membership in scouting. the executive director of the national center for lesbian rights says the boy scouts, well, they're not breaking the law, but -- >> it is wrong to say that someone who is honorable, who did everything that was required to be an eagle scout, that is withheld from him simply because of his sexual orientation. they're on the wrong side of history. >> andresen's mother jumped into action starting a petition on change.org. right now there are more than 123,000 supporters signed up. >>> 6:34. today marks one year since the death of apple ceo and co-founder steve jobs. jobs died of pancreatic cancer last october. the city of cupertino has ordered the cit
. >>> a moraga boy says he is being denied the top honor of eagle scouts all because he is day. the boy scouts saying he will not be given that honor because he recently shared his sexual orientation with family and friends. in fact the organization releasing a statement saying, quote, because of his sexual orientation and that he did not agree to scouting's principle of duty to god, he is no longer eligible for membership in scouting. the executive director of the national center for...